David Farnor | On 20, Apr 2023

Hugh Laurie and Mark Ruffalo are heading to Netflix this November for All the Light We Cannot See, and a new trailer gives us a first look at the series.

The four-part drama tells the story of Marie-Laure, a teenager who is blind, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II. Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, it charts over the course of a decade a shared secret connection that helps two people find faith in humanity and the possibility of hope.

Directed by Shawn Levy, All the Light We Cannot See co-stars Louis Hofmann, Lars Eidinger, Marion Bailey and newcomer Aria Mia Loberti. You can see them in action on 2nd November, when the series premieres on Netflix.

Until then, here’s the trailer:

 

Netflix orders All the Light We Cannot See series

13th October 2021

Netflix has ordered a series based on the novel All the Light We Cannot See.

The four-part Netflix series tells the story of Marie-Laure, a teenager who is blind, and Werner, a German soldier, whose paths collide in occupied France as both try to survive the devastation of World War II.

Shawn Levy’s 21 Laps Entertainment will produce, with Levy to direct all episodes and Steven Knight penning the scripts.

All The Light We Cannot See quickly became a global phenomenon when it was published in 2014 and has received wide critical acclaim as well as a Pulitzer Prize in 2015, and the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction in 2015. It has spent more than 200 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, and has sold more than 5.7 million copies in North America across print, e-book and audio formats and another 9.5 million copies worldwide.

Levy and producers are announcing a worldwide casting search for the lead role of teenage “Marie-Laure”.Actresses who are blind or low vision are especially encouraged to apply. Those interested can apply by emailing lucybevancasting@gmail.com.

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